Usage examples for naphtha
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From
hence
he
marched
through
the
province
of
Babylon,
which
immediately
submitted
to
him,
and
in
Ecbatana
was
much
surprised
at
the
sight
of
the
place
where
fire
issues
in
a
continuous
stream,
like
a
spring
of
water,
out
of
a
cleft
in
the
earth,
and
the
stream
of
naphtha,
which,
not
far
from
this
spot,
flows
out
so
abundantly
as
to
form
a
sort
of
lake.
– Plutarch-Lives-of-the-noble-Grecians-and-Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh
-
She
was
surprised
at
her
own
pleasure
in
seeing
the
boxes
carried
upstairs
again,
in
hearing
the
soft
voice
talking
to
Mawson,
in
sniffing
the
faint
sweet
scent
that
seemed
to
hang
about
the
house
when
Miss
Reston
was
in
it,
conquering
the
grimmer
odour
of
naphtha
and
boiled
cabbage
which
generally
held
sway.
– Penny Plain by Anna Buchan (writing as O. Douglas)
-
By
this
time
showmen
and
merrymakers,
startled
out
of
the
neighbouring
tents
by
the
explosion,
as
bees
from
their
hives,
were
running
to
and
fro
with
lanterns
and
naphtha
flares,
seeking
for
the
victims.
– The Mayor of Troy by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch